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Microsoft and DOJ wrap up case before judge Jackson

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This week, lawyers for Microsoft and the U.S. Justice

Department had one last chance to argue their case before U.S. District

Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson. The one-day court date allowed lawyers for

both sides to once again sum up their case. After that, Jackson will

decide the historic case. A preliminary decision is expected some time in

November or December. A final ruling is not expected until next Spring and

will give both sides time to work out a settlement.

In their final arguments, Microsoft stuck to its base defense positions

that it did not illegally wield monopoly power over the software and that

the company is facing strong competition from new technology. Microsoft

also denies again that it ever misused its influence to crush technology

rivals such as NetScape it believed posed a threat to its lucrative

Windows software.

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